pulverisation
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The chemist uses a mortar and pestle for the pulverisation of the mineral sample.
Definition
- Noun:
- The act or process of pulverizing something: The complete destruction or annihilation of something by crushing or grinding it into very small particles or dust.
- The act of grinding to a powder or dust: The action of reducing a solid material to fine particles.
- A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles: The resulting material itself; a powder or dust created by the process of pulverization.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The pulverisation of the rock was necessary to extract the minerals.
- Modern mills allow for the complete pulverisation of grains into fine flour.
- A thick cloud of pulverisation filled the air after the demolition.
Advanced Usage
- "Undergo pulverisation": To be subjected to the process of being ground into powder.
- The seeds must undergo pulverisation before they can be used in the recipe.
- "State of pulverisation": Referring to the condition or fineness of the powdered material.
- The state of pulverisation affects the chemical reaction rate.
Variants and Related Words
- Pulverize (verb): To crush, beat, or grind something into a powder or dust.
- The machine can pulverize concrete slabs.
- Pulverizer (noun): A machine used for pulverizing materials.
- The industrial pulverizer broke down.
- Pulverulent (adjective): Having a dusty or powdery form or consistency.
- The pulverulent residue was carefully collected.
Synonyms
- Grinding: Reducing something to small particles by crushing.
- Crushing: Pressing something so hard that it breaks into pieces.
- Powdering: Reducing to a substance consisting of fine, dry particles.
- Trituration: The process of grinding to a fine powder.
Related Phrases
- "Reduce to a pulp/powder": To crush something until it becomes a soft, wet mass or a dry powder.
- The old documents were reduced to a pulp in the shredder.
- "Beat to dust": To crush something completely into tiny particles (often figurative).
- The army was beaten to dust in the final battle.
Related Idioms
- "To grind into the dust": To defeat or destroy someone or something completely.
- The competition was ground into the dust by the new market leader.
- "Bite the dust": To be defeated, fail, or be destroyed (often used figuratively).
- Another small business bit the dust this quarter.
The chemist uses a mortar and pestle for the pulverisation of the mineral sample.
Noun
- annihilation by pulverizing something
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
- a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized